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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 January 2025. Part of the Wars of the Roses Battle of Bosworth Part of the Wars of the Roses Battle of Bosworth, as depicted by Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740–1812); the painting dates to 1804 and the engraving dates to c. 1857 Date 22 August 1485 Location Near Ambion Hill, south of Market ...
The Ballad of Bosworth Field is a poem in the English language, believed to have been written before 1495; [1] the earliest extant copy dates from the mid-17th century. The poem is thought to have been written by someone closely connected with the Stanley family, because of the way it praises the Stanley brothers for their role in the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
Arms of Beaumont: Azure semée of fleurs-de-lis, a lion rampant or [1] Sir John Beaumont, 1st Baronet (c.1582/3 – April 1627) of Grace Dieu in the parish of Belton in Leicestershire, England, was a poet best known for his work Bosworth Field (a poem about the Battle of Bosworth Field).
Hutton's book The Battle of Bosworth Field, published in 1788, was very influential in causing the hill to be accepted as the site of the battle. [3] Leicestershire County Council set up the battlefield visitor centre at what was Ambion Hill Farm, in 1974. [4] The work of Leicester University historian Daniel Williams was used to interpret the ...
Rhys Fawr ap Maredudd (fl. 1485–1510) was a Welsh nobleman chiefly known for his valour at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, where he fought on the side of Henry VII. [ 1 ] After Henry's landing at Milford Haven in early August 1485, his army was bolstered by contingents from across Wales.
The Royal Standard of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth.. Sir Percival Thirlwall was the standard-bearer of Richard III during the Battle of Bosworth Field, the penultimate battle in the Wars of the Roses which ultimately brought an end to the reign of the Plantagenets and inaugurated the Tudor dynasty.
When Richard III marched against the invader, Brackenbury hurried himself to reach the King and arrived two days before the Battle of Bosworth Field (22 August 1485), in which – according to Molinet and Lindsay – he had joint command of Richard's vanguard; he took part in the final charge on Henry and was killed by Sir Walter Hungerford of ...
Sir Everard and four of his sons were killed at the 1461 Battle of Towton, [1] a part of the Wars of the Roses. In 1477, Simon Digby was knighted by the Yorkist King Edward IV, but he fought eight years later on the victorious Lancastrian side at the Battle of Bosworth Field. [1] For his services, he was rewarded with extensive lands in Rutland ...